Ayr Racecourse

Ayr
Location Ayr, Scotland
Screened on Racing UK
Course type Flat
National Hunt
Notable races Scottish Grand National
Ayr Gold Cup
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Ayr Racecourse at Whitletts Road, Ayr, Scotland,[1] was opened on 1907.[1] The track is a left-handed, oval track, thirteen furlongs in circumference, with a straight run-in of half a mile.[1] There are courses for flat and for National Hunt racing. The course stages the highest-quality racing and most prestigious races run in Scotland in both codes of the sport.

Ayr Racecourse replaced an earlier course that was at Racecourse Road. The present racecourse also hosts a car boot sale and market every Sunday except when it conflicts with race fixtures.

Notable races

Flat races:

National Hunt races:

References

  1. ^ a b c British Racing and Racecourses (ISBN 978-0950139722) by Marion Rose Halpenny - Page 71

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